Now playing Next Culture news Bunnies, princes, chocolate & holy buns: A culture guide for Easter Looking for inspiration during Easter? Look no further. Euronews Culture has selected the ideal book, film, series and recipe to make sure your holy weekend is brimming with recommendations. 07/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Your mission, 007: Save King Charles III's coronation A new James Bond novel has been commissioned to celebrate King Charles’ coronation: 'On HIS Majesty's Secret Service'. Where do they get their ideas? 31/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Are the edits to Agatha Christie's novels historical revisionism? The British writer's classic work has been rewritten to avoid "offending" contemporary readers, with the adventures of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot to be rewritten and edited by Harper Collins to remove any language that might be seen as offensive. 29/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Michel Houellebecq loses lawsuit to stop release of sex film Controversial Islam critic, the French author Michel Houellebecq has tried to stop the release of a film featuring him having sex with young women in Amsterdam. 29/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 'Drive Your Plow': A must-see stage adaptation of Tokarczuk's novel We went to see the stage adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk's eco-thriller 'Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead'. 28/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Translation wars: García Márquez overtakes Cervantes Gabriel García Márquez overtakes Miguel de Cervantes as most translated Spanish-language writer, according to the Instituto Cervantes 27/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Meet the travelling poet behind the Poetry Machine Beth Calverley has travelled the country with her Poetry Machine, chatting to strangers and turning their conversations into beautiful pieces of art. 21/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news World Poetry Day: What is the best use of poems in cinema? Whether it’s a quoted sonnet or some long forgotten quatrain, some films are bolstered by the recital of a good poem... 21/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news World Poetry Day: Do you know your sonnets from your haikus? Every year, World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression. 21/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Borderless Poetry: New series celebrates the beautiful sounds of words Euronews Culture is celebrating World Poetry Day by launching Borderless Poetry, a series of soothing, imaginative and thought-provoking prose, curated and read by our roving reporter Aurora Velez. 21/03/2023
Now playing Next Art Nobel Prize winning author Kenzaburo Oe dies aged 88 The Japanese citizen, who wrote about war and his disabled son, was vocal as a pacifist alongside his worldwide literary success 13/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news US Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison honoured with new stamp US author Toni Morrison has been immortalised on a stamp, which was unveiled by the US Postal Service during a tribute on Tuesday. 08/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history On this day, episode 1 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy debuted. The whimsical radio sci-fi show has gone on to influence almost all of science fiction. 08/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Rewriting 007: 'A form of censorship' says Ian Fleming biographer Euronews Culture spoke to Ian Fleming biographer Andrew Lycett to get his opinion on whether planned rewrites to the 007 books are the adequate way to celebrate the publication of Fleming's oeuvre 03/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news World Book Day: Which European countries are the biggest readers? For World Book Day, we're taking a look at different reading habits across Europe. Which European country do you think is spending the most time with their noses in books? 02/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 'New' Terry Pratchett short story collection discovered The beloved author of the Discworld series died in 2015. But a keen-eyed fan has uncovered 20 new works written by Pratchett under a pseudonym. 02/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Shaken and stirred: Why are the James Bond books being re-edited? The news follows increased scrutiny in the publishing industry, especially after the Roald Dahl series recently underwent a similar review. 01/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history On this day, Gutenberg printed his first bible. It was the first step for an invention that would revolutionise the entire planet. Here's our short history of the printing press. 23/02/2023
Now playing Next Art Leiji Matsumoto, manga creator of epic space sagas, dies aged 85 Matsumoto died of acute heart failure in a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 13, 2023, his office, Studio Leijisha, said. 20/02/2023
Now playing Next Culture news The world's oldest and most complete bible goes to auction More than 1,000 years old, the Codex Sassoon is a missing link in the history of Abrahamic religions. 17/02/2023